Entries from June 2007

June 28, 2007

The CCV [PB]Wiki…AND Other Links to Wikis in Higher Education

Hello and welcome to the CCV Wiki!
The uses of the CCV Wiki is here
It appears that CCV is just beginning to use this wiki [hosted by PBWiki ]to put instructor’s resources online, but it’s a good start with a great collaboration tool.
For more information on wikis and uses in higher education then check these links [...]

June 25, 2007

Vermont Directory of Foundations Now Available

from ResearchBuzz 
The Vermont Community Foundation has published the latest version of
the Vermont Directory of Foundations in three different ways — printed
book, free PDF download, and a free searchable database, now available at http://fdovermont.foundationcenter.org/ .
The actual search form is here;
you can search by a variety of factors including grantmaker name, city,
field of interest, and type of [...]

June 22, 2007

In a university not far away, sci-fi heaven

In a university not far away, sci-fi heaven
UC Riverside’s library of science fiction, fantasy and horror books is the world’s largest and a necessary trek for scholars.
By Sara Lin, Times Staff Writer
June 21, 2007
FOR the German monk searching for signs of God in “Star Trek,” the obscure storeroom on the fourth floor of UC Riverside’s [...]

June 20, 2007

‘Nature’ Starts Another New Web Site

from The Chronicle: Wired Campus Blog —Lila Guterman
After starting a Web site earlier this week for discussing preliminary research results, the influential journal Nature has opened another new site called Scintilla.
This one serves as an aggregator for news about science. It also lets
users recommend stories to each other and join social networks of
scientists with [...]

June 20, 2007

New Leisure Library Reading

Janet EvanovichLeisure Library Collection 

Jodi PicoultLeisure Library Collection 

James PattersonLeisure Library Collection

Mehmet C. Oz, Michael F. Roizen
Leisure Library Collection

Value Added Marketing Here

Here’s a link to a list of new books acquired by Hartness Libraryas well as our list of videos
Click here to view the section that has a number of our Academy Award Winners for Best Picture